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Got a page number Gabriel? Their names might pop up again and I'll be on the look out for family ties, homeworld, or other compelling reasons.

Shin Katsumoto - an interesting character to say the least but one that I do not see any possibility of loyalty to the Terran state. A ronin asked to join the SLDF by Lord Kurita I see him either returning to the Combine to lead the Shadow (Ronin) Regiments at the start of the Succession War or leaving with Kerensky as one of the SLDFs leading instructors.

Kaile Martinson - SLDF Major General (retired) was probably the commander of the 61st Infantry Division (The Michigan 61st) during the Amaris Coup. The 61st was stationed in the Lyran Commonwealth Military District with the 11th Army (my best guess garrisoning the Federation of Skye) prior to the Periphery Uprising. Heavily damaged during the Hegemony Campaign and/or Operation Liberation the 61st was disbanded. In canon it looks like Martinson retired to Skye writing the Tales of the Michigan 61st in Grandy Press of Skye 2793 so it looks as if he retired there. I don't see a reason to change this but an interesting side note has one of his supporting units, 346th Heavy Tank Regiment, joining the FWL as mercs in the BTSD universe.

General Koji Talasko of the Special Forces Command is a no. Star Addermy friend

Major Derjan Sefik of Caph is likely the one to join Terran defense if he survives the occupation

General Saul Van Der Kolk the CAAN Commander of Carver V is a possibility but his age may prevent a tenure with the TRAS. Many senior commanders could conceivably just retire after the carnage of the Amaris Coup. However i'll keep him in mind.

Quite correct Gabe however I assumed Koji was the forebearer of the Star Adder line so he is either Kensington's father or grandfather.

Another possibility is that Kensington is his Cousin or Nephew and while Kensington Talasko line's progenitor left on the Exodus Koji Talasko line did not. So this gives us a link to the Clans but gives a Loyal Terran Republic Soldier . I know this maybe smoke and mirrors but it could work to the Republic's advantage.

Actually that's not so far fetched- I know of at least 2 instances in canon where that happened - the first is the Wards- we have have Michael Ward staying in the IS and another who went with Kerensky.  We also have in Bloodright General Frederick Hallis who went with Kerensky and descendants of his IS relatives who did not.   I think there is a third instance where a son stayed in the IS while the father went on the Exodus (or vice versa) but I can't remember where I read that.

 

Well I believe Sinclair is also a Viper blood name as well.

It is, although it is not listed in Invading Clans or FMWC as an exclusive Steel Viper Bloodname.

Quite correct Gabe however I assumed Koji was the forebearer of the Star Adder line so he is either Kensington's father or grandfather.

Perhaps we will know when Historical: Liberation of Terra II gets published.

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Hessian

Yeah unfortunately the Texas Drone didn't work.